A1放送予定のテレビ局

Date : London,12 July
Title : A1 Grand Prix's global reach soars as 7 TV deals are revealed

 A1 Grand Prix moved a step closer to securing global television coverage for the World Cup of Motorsport today announcing seven major international television deals that will see A1 Grand Prix races beamed live into more than 290 million households across 50 countries.
 Each deal gives the network exclusive broadcast rights to air up to six hours of live A1 Grand Prix action in their designated territory over every race weekend. 

 Al Jazeera Sport
(Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen - 50,000,000 households)
 Epoch Sports
(Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia - 17,000,000 households)
 ESPN STAR Sports
(Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam - 180,000,000 households)
 SABC
(South Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa by satellite - 5,600,000 households)
 Sky Italia
(Italy - 3,400,000 households)
 Sky Sports(Previously announced deal)
(United Kingdom - 10,000,000 households)
 TAF Sports
(Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia - 5,200,000 households)
 Televisa
(Mexico - 20,000,000 households)
 Total - 291,200,000 households

 Commenting on the broadcast deals, A1 Grand Prix Commercial and Broadcast Director Richard Dorfman said: 'We are extremely pleased at the response and reaction of broadcasters worldwide to the A1 Grand Prix proposition. They have recognised the fantastic audience potential and programmability that A1GP brings to their schedule.'
 A1 Grand Prix Founder, President and Chairman Sheikh Maktoum went on to say: 'A1 Grand Prix is the first motorsport series designed from the outset to reach every habitable continent on the planet - it is a truly global motorsport series and will be accessible to billions of fans all over the world. Through these television deals we have the possibility of reaching more than 290 million households demonstrating our commitment to provide fans, teams and sponsors with a high-profile international sporting event. With close exciting races in some of the world's most glamorous locations, I'm confident we'll keep viewers around the world glued to their screens over the A1 racing season. We anticipate another raft of broadcast signings within the month.'

"house holds"は家庭(このばあいは世帯か)の意味。

現在、A1GPは2億9100万世帯に放映される予定との事。
アメリカのスカイ・スポーツは契約前だが、放映予定を発表した。

契約済みで放送予定のテレビ局。(カッコ内は放映される国)
アルジャジーラ・スポーツ
(アルジェリア、バーレーン、チャド、ジプチ、エジプト、イラン、イラク、ヨルダン、クウェート、レバノン、リビア、モーリタニア、モロッコ、オマーン、パレスチナ、カタール、サウジアラビア、ソマリア、スーダン、シリア、チュニジア、アラブ首長国連邦、イエメン)
エポック・スポーツ
(チェコ、ハンガリー、ルーマニア、スロベニア)
ESPNスター・スポーツ
(バングラデシュ、ブルネイ、中国、香港、インド、インドネシア、マカオ、マレーシア、ネパール、パキスタン、パプアニューギニア、フィリピン、シンガポール、韓国、台湾、タイ、ベトナム)
SABC
(南アフリカとサハラ砂漠以南の国に衛星中継)
スカイ・イタリア
(イタリア)
TAF・スポーツ
(ボスニア・ヘルツェゴヴィナ、クロアチア、マケドニア、スロベニア)
テレビサ
(メキシコ)

それにしても、日本はとことんこの分野に関わりませんね…。